| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2419405 - Disclosure - Summary Of Assumptions Used To Determine Pension Obligations And Pension Costs (Detail) (http://www.avis.com/role/SummaryOfAssumptionsUsedToDeterminePensionObligationsAndPensionCostsDetail) |
| Table | Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000723612 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 | 2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31 | 2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31 | ||||
| Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis] | Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis] | Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis] | ||||
| United States Pension Plan of US Entity [Member] | Foreign Pension Plan [Member] | United States Pension Plan of US Entity [Member] | Foreign Pension Plan [Member] | United States Pension Plan of US Entity [Member] | Foreign Pension Plan [Member] | |
Net periodic benefit cost | ||||||
Benefit obligation | ||||||
Long-term rate of return on plan assets | 7.00% | 4.45% | 7.25% | 4.65% | 7.50% | 5.30% |